Jack Rush is back — and this time he’s bringing Marcel Duchamp’s alter-ego into the rock arena. Yes, you read that right. “Rrose Sélavy,” his explosive new single, is where high-art surrealism crashes headfirst into modern guitar-driven chaos… and somehow it absolutely works.
Released via Rattler Records and produced by Neihardt, the track arrives like a jolt of voltage — searing riffs, a tight, punchy rhythm section, and a guitar solo that rips through the mix like Rush is personally campaigning to make shredding cool again. He plays every instrument except drums, which only adds to his growing legend as a one-man creative storm.
But the wildest part? The concept. Rush takes Duchamp’s mysterious female persona — part muse, part trickster, part cultural wink — and drops her straight into a rock narrative. The lyrics read like a surrealist poem wrapped in distortion: “She’s a world of enigma, a mask of intrigue… Surrealist dream, in sepia beams…”
It’s eccentric, clever, and packed with references that art nerds will gleefully pick apart: Dadaism, illusions, Man Ray, Duchamp’s playful identity shifts, even his iconic sneeze quote. And still, the whole track feels like an absolute banger — an earworm with brains.
Visually, Rush goes full concept too. The cover art features his own face superimposed onto the original photo of Duchamp as Rrose Sélavy, blurring homage, satire, and rock-and-roll mischief into one unforgettable image.
Since Late Bloomer (2024), Rush has been sharpening his edge, leaning into harder, rawer territory without losing the emotional depth and irony that define his style. “Rrose Sélavy” feels like the perfect next step — bold, cultured, weird in all the best ways, and delivered with total conviction.
‘Rrose Sélavy’ is Jack Rush at his sharpest — a blistering rock track that turns art history into a high-voltage thrill ride.
